Session Description: Building an open book company of peers:Sure, an "open book" company sounds great, but how do you get from point A to point B? We'll take a look at what we can learn from successful open book businesses, starting with 5-year-old lessons from Jack Stack. This session will be packed with tips and tricks for building an engaged team of people who truly understand the impact they have on the business, while avoiding cultural pitfalls and compensation-related freak-outs. Join us to get up to speed on open book management, and enjoy some "war stories" from our successes and failures over the past 14 years.

Ned McClain is co-founder and co-CEO of AppliedTrust, which he started in 2001 with Trent R. Hein. In addition to his executive role, including setting the company’s strategy and vision with co-CEO Trent, Ned is focused on enterprise and cloud architecture, security, and infrastructure. He is a "full-stack" engineer with a passion for DevOps, opensource, deployment strategies, mobile development, and Linux. Ned has been developing for... Read More →

I'm an operations nerd and client-centric get-it-done-er new to Boulder after 7 years in NYC. My background is in customer success and operations-focused roles but I also love community building, outreach and social media strategy. I'm a Michigan native happiest on hikes, a sometimes-cyclist, advocate for safe streets, animal rescue + women's health. Let's talk about your most recent camping weekend, what trails and summits are your favorite... Read More →